Spine Imaging

Shivani Gupta is a diagnostic neuroradiologist at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Center in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Danial M. Sciubba, MD is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology, and Orthopaedic Surgery and the Director of Spine Tumor and Spinal Deformity Research in the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. Mark M. Mikhael, MD is a Reconstructive Spine Surgeon at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute and a clinician and educator at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Savvas Nicolau is Associate Professsor and Director of Emergency/Trauma Imaging at Vancouver General Hospital.

"This is an excellent resource for individuals learning about disorders of the spine. The discussions of expected imaging findings based on mechanism of injury or disease pathology are extremely helpful in understanding how to interpret spine imaging. "- Doodys Review

• Section I. Trauma 1. Spinal cord injury Kathleen Fink and Mark Mikhael 2. Spontaneous Epidural hematomaMauricio Castillo, Francisco Chiang, and Mark Mikhael 3. Burst fracture Cornelia Wenokor, Gary Shapiro, and Daniel Park 4. Vertebral Compression Fractures and Vertebra PlanaPedro Lourenco, Manraj K.S. Heran, and Mark Mikhael 5. Dens fracture Kate Lee 6. Hangman fracture Bruce Lehnert, Brad Currier, and Arjun Sebastian 7. Jumped facetsBruce Lehnert, Brad Currier, and Emily Nguyen 8. Chance fracture Bruce Lehnert, Ahmad Nassr, and Yazeed Gussous 9. Hyperextension injury Kate Lee 10. Hyperflexion injury Bruce Lehnert 11. Occipital Condyle Fracture Francesco D'Amore, Chia-Shang J. Liu, and Mark S. Shiroishi 12. Craniocervical dissociation Bruce Lehnert 13. Jefferson Fracture Keith Cauley and Christopher Filippi Section II. Tumors 14. Meningioma Nima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 15. SchwannomaNima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 16. Metastases Martin Arrigan, Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, and Paul Celestre 17. Multiple myeloma Bita Ameri and Shivani Gupta 18. Chordoma Richard Silbergleit and Anant Krishnan 19. Aneurysmal bone cyst Cornelia Wenokor 20. Lymphoma Nima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 21. Osteoblastoma Justin Morris Honce 22. Primary OsteosarcomaJoseph Boonsiri, Cynthia A. Britton, and Vikas Agarwal 23. Spinal Ependymoma Nima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 24. Anaplastic OligoastrocytomaJustin Morris Honce 25. LipomaFreddie Swain 26. Paraganglioma Anant Krishnan and Richard Silbergleit 27. HemangioblastomaKeith Cauley and Christopher Filippi 28. Ganglioglioma Justin Morris Honce 29. Myxopapillary Ependyoma Justin Morris Honce 30. Spinal angiolipoma David Rodriguez, Camilo G. Borrero, and Vikas Agarwal 31. LipomyelomeningoceleIsmail Tawakol Ali, Shamir Rai, Savvas Nicolaou, Shivani Gupta, and Dan Sciubba 32. Spinal Subependymoma Rakesh Mannava, Joseph M. Mettenburg, Vikas Agarwal, and Dan Sciubba Section III. Degenerative Conditions and Arthropathies 33. Ankylosing SpondylitisMalisa Lester, Michelle Naidich, Ismail Tawakol Ali, and Savvas Nicolau 34. Disc Herniation, Degenerative Disc Disease, and Modic ChangesMalisa Lester and Michelle Naidich 35. Baastrup's diseaseMalisa Lester, Michelle Naidich, and Mark Mikhael 36. Pars DefectsCornelia Wenokor, Remi M. Ajiboye, and Arya N. Shamie 37. Cord CompressionMalisa Lester, Michelle Naidich, and Mark Mikhael 38. Synovial CystMalisa Lester, Michelle Naidich, and Mark Mikhael Section IV. Infections and Inflammatory 39. HIV Associated MyelopathyRakesh Mannava, Joseph M. Mettenburg, and Vikas Agarwal 40. Pott's DiseaseNima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 41. Discitis/osteomyelitisNima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 42. Spinal Epidural AbscessSara E. Kingston, Chia-Shang Liu, Bavrina Bigjahan, and Mark S. Shiroishi 43. ArachnoiditisDaniel S. Treister, Anandh Rajamohan, Daniel Helmy, and Mark S. Shiroishi 44. Transverse myelitis Kathleen Fink and Philip Dougherty 45. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the SpineManraj Kanwal Singh Heran 46. Cauda Equina SyndromeQuynh Nguyen and Nupur Verma Section V. Metabolic and Demyelinating 47. Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal CordAnant Krishnan and Richard Silbergleit 48. Multiple SclerosisMegha Nayyar, Lakshmanan Sivasundaram, Alexander Lerner, and Mark S. Shiroishi 49. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)Kate Lee 50. Paget DiseaseDavid Rodriguez and Vikas Agarwal 51. Hurler Syndrome/Mucopolysaccharidoses Type IShamir Rai, Ismail Tawakol Ali, and Savvas Nicolaou 52. Renal osteodystrophy and secondary hyperparathyroidism Kate Lee 53. OsteoporosisManpreet Bajwa, Shivani Gupta, Ismail Tawakol Ali, and Savvas Nicolaou 54. Neuromyelitis OpticaJustin Morris Honce Section VI. Congenital and Genetic Conditions 55. Caudal Regression SyndromeDaniel Varon and Mauricio Castillo 56. Chiari I Malformation Nima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 57. Myelomeningocele Ernst Garcon 58. AchondroplasiaFreddie R. Swain 59. ScoliosisFreddie R. Swain and Gary Shapiro 60. DiastematomyeliaJustin Morris Honce 61. Sacral agenesis Ernst Garcon 62. Neurofibromatosis Mauricio Castillo and Gustavo A. Tedesqui 63. Spinal Involvement in Tuberous SclerosisShamir Rai, Ismail Tawakol Ali, Savvas Nicolaou 64. Osteogenesis ImperfectaBita Ameri and Shivani Gupta 65. OsteopetrosisManpreet Bajwa and Shivani Gupta Section VII. Vascular 66. Spinal cord infarction Kathleen Fink and Safia Cheeney 67. Spinal Dural Arteriovenous FistulaMartin Arrigan and Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran 68. Extramedullary HematopoeisisRichard Silbergleit, Anant Krishnan, and Dan Sciubba Section VIII. Miscellaneous 69. Hirayama DiseaseRichard Silbergleit and Anant Krishnan 70. Neurosarcoidosis of the SpineAnant Krishnan and Richard Silbergleit 71. Basilar Invagination Jaysson Brooks, Brian Neuman, Cornelia Wenokor, and A. Jay Khanna 72. Cervical rib Freddie Swain 73. Dural EctasiaDavid Rodriguez, Tao Ouyang, and Vikas Agarwal 74. Epidural lipomatosis Nima Jadidi and Sylvie Destian 75. Limbus Vertebra Kathleen Fink and Brandon Perry 76. Kümmel Disease Kate Lee 77. Os odontoideum Kathleen Fink and Brandon Perry 78. Scheuermann Disease Bita Ameri and Shivani Gupta 79. Ossified Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL)Kate Lee, Ahmad Nassr, and Daniel Park 80. Spinal Instrumentation FailureCornelia Wenokor and Mark Mikhael Section IX. Signs in Radiology 81. Rugger Jersey SignEric Friedberg and Paul Harkey 82. Bamboo Spine Eric Friedberg and Paul Harkey 83. "Bone in a Bone" AppearanceKate Lee 84. Scotty Dog SignKeith Cauley and Christopher Filippi 85. Polka Dot SignJaspreet Bajwa and Shivani Gupta 86. Winking Owl SignBita Ameri and Shivani Gupta 87. Ivory Vertebra Sign Eric Friedberg and Paul Harkey 88. Empty Thecal Sac Sign Kathleen Fink and Philip Dougherty 89. Naked Facet SignShamir Rai, Ismail Tawakol Ali, Savvas Nicolaou